Power My Learning: K-12 resources for Teachers, Parents and Students, free! Sign up to receive a login. This site is used already by Mrs. Paul (7Red CALS).
Fact Monster: All subjects! Interactive and interesting.
BrainPop: When you sign in (username: bdusd & password: beavers), you can watch videos, read articles, and play games in all subjects. BrainPopJr is for younger learners. There is also BrainPop: ESL specifically for practicing English, and BrainPop: Espanol for the Spanish version of the very same resources.
FunBrain is another fun interactive site made for grades K-8.
Get a free account and make your own online flashcards to review any subject, as well as searching flashcards other people have made.
BadgerLink: Britannica Online School Edition K-12: quality free primary sources for researching any subject. Much of this information is also available in Spanish.
KidsClick is an internet site designed by librarians for kid-friendly internet searches.
Internet Safety
NetSmartz Workshop gives advice for children of all ages, as well as their parents.
What's Your Learning Style?
Are you visual (spacial)?
Aural (auditory/musical)?
Verbal (linguistic)?
Physical (kinesthetic)?
Logical (mathematical)?
Social (interpersonal)?
Solitary (intrapersonal)?
Take an inventory to find out which styles are dominant for you.
Character
VIA Institute on Character: sign up for a free account and take a survey to find which ones of the 24 Character Traits are your strengths.My report (for example):
Cite Your Sources Properly!
Use Citation MachineReference Reminders
The Dictionary Defines
http://dictionary.reference.com/
The Encyclopedia Explains
The Thesaurus tells you words that mean The Same
http://thesaurus.com/
The Almanac has All the Main Facts
Find Where It's At in the Atlas
All Subjects
Growth Mindset: You can do it! Only if you think you can...
Power My Learning: K-12 resources for Teachers, Parents and Students, free! Sign up to receive a login. This site is used already by Mrs. Paul (7Red CALS).
Fact Monster: All subjects! Interactive and interesting.
BrainPop: When you sign in (username: bdusd & password: beavers), you can watch videos, read articles, and play games in all subjects. BrainPopJr is for younger learners. There is also BrainPop: ESL specifically for practicing English, and BrainPop: Espanol for the Spanish version of the very same resources.
FunBrain is another fun interactive site made for grades K-8.
Get a free account and make your own online flashcards to review any subject, as well as searching flashcards other people have made.
BadgerLink: Britannica Online School Edition K-12: quality free primary sources for researching any subject. Much of this information is also available in Spanish.
KidsClick is an internet site designed by librarians for kid-friendly internet searches.
Internet Safety
NetSmartz Workshop gives advice for children of all ages, as well as their parents.